Unit 8 Let’s celebrate Reading课文要点讲义2026-2027学年译林版七年级英语上册
Reading
【课文要点】
1. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming.
晚上好，女士们先生们。新年就要来了。
- ladies and gentlemen 女士们先生们
- coming adj. 即将到来的
- e.g. Good evening, ____________ and gentlemen.
2. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it.
让我们看看世界各地的人们是如何庆祝它的。
- all over the world 世界各地
- celebrate v. 庆祝（→ celebration n. 庆祝）
- e.g. People ____________ the world are celebrating it.
3. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep.
看那个在门阶上撒盐的男人。
- spread v. 撒，传播（过去式 spread）
- doorstep n. 门阶（由door + step构成）
- e.g. Look at the man ____________ salt on his doorstep.
4. This is for good luck and peace.
这是为了好运和平安。
- good luck 好运
- peace n. 和平
- e.g. This is for good ____________ and peace.
5. People in Turkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year.
土耳其人认为盐会使他们在新的一年里远离不好的事情。
- keep...from 使……免受……
- the coming year 即将到来的一年
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- e.g. Salt will ____________ them from bad things.
6. Isn't that interesting?
那不是很有趣吗？
- Isn't that...? 那不是……吗？（反问句，表示强调）
- e.g. ____________ that interesting?
7. Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door.
在希腊这里，一位老妇人正在把洋葱挂在门上。
- hang v. 悬挂（过去式 hung）
- onion n. 洋葱
- e.g. An old woman is ____________ onions on her door.
8. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year.
这是迎接新年的希腊传统。
- tradition n. 传统（→ traditional adj. 传统的）
- welcome v. 欢迎（→ welcome n. 欢迎）
- e.g. It's a Greek ____________ to welcome the new year.
9. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health.
洋葱是好运和健康的象征。
- symbol n. 象征（→ symbolic adj. 象征性的）
- health n. 健康
- e.g. Onions are a ____________ of good luck and health.
10. It's near midnight in Denmark.
丹麦快到午夜了。
- midnight n. 午夜
- e.g. It's near ____________ in Denmark.
11. The families are all standing on chairs.
家人们都站在椅子上。
- stand on 站在……上
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- e.g. The families are all ____________ on chairs.
12. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year.
当时钟敲响12点，他们从椅子上跳进新的一年。
- strike v. 敲响（过去式 struck）
- jump off 从……跳下
- e.g. When the clock ____________ 12, they jump off their chairs.
13. This is in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead!
这是为了希望克服来年的一切问题！
- in the hope of 希望
- get over 克服
- the year ahead 来年
- e.g. This is ____________ the hope of getting over any problem.
14. In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block.
在哥伦比亚，一些人正提着行李箱绕街区走。
- carry v. 携带，提
- suitcase n. 手提箱
- block n. 街区（→ block v. 阻塞）
- e.g. Some people are ____________ suitcases around the block.
15. They're hoping for a new year with lots of travel.
他们希望新的一年有很多旅行。
- hope for 希望
- e.g. They're ____________ for a new year with lots of travel.
16. The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions.
世界上充满了美妙有趣的元旦传统。
- full of 充满
- wonderful adj. 精彩的，美妙的（由wonder + -ful构成）
- e.g. The world is ____________ of wonderful and interesting traditions.
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